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2. 1. School Choice, School Performance and School Segregation : Institutions and Design

   Author : Dany Kessel; Jonas Vlachos; Roine Vestman; Hessel Oosterbeek; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; School choice; school segregation; school performance; priority structures; information; gender; competition; experiment; house prices; housing wealth; consumption; house price elasticity; marginal propensity to consume; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained chapters. The first chapter, Are Parents Uninformed? – The Impact of School Performance Information on School Choice Behavior and Student Assignment, is co-authored by Elsisabet Olme. We investigate the effects of school performance information on school choice behavior and student assignment. READ MORE

4. 2. Speed Choice : The Driver, the Road and Speed Limits

   Author : Mats Haglund; Nils Petter Gregersen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Driving behaviour; Speed choice; Risk estimates; Enforcement; Attitudes; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Speed choice is one of the more characteristic features of driver behaviour. The speed a driver chooses to travel at determines the degree of difficulty he or she operates under. Higher speeds lead to more accidents, higher accident risk and more severe consequences of an accident. READ MORE

5. 3. Negotiating school identities : a multimodal analysis of upper secondary school promotion on the web

   Author : Cia Gustrén; Pelle Snickars; Magnus Fredriksson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Upper secondary school; web pages; multimodal analysis; logics; strategic communication; visual culture; media and communication studies; medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The research interests of this doctoral thesis are the mediated ways of presenting and promoting Swedish upper secondary schools on the web to attract students. The thesis studies the rationale of schools’ strategically designed attempts to reach out with their educational offers in a highly competitive school market. READ MORE

6. 4. Bounded Horizons : A study of upper secondary school choice for newly arrived students

   Author : Brendan Munhall; Fredrik Hertzberg; Larissa Mickwitz; Daniel Lövheim; Ee-Seul Yoon; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; newly arrived students; school choice; horizon for action; boundaries; upper secondary school; educational policy; educational marketization; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : Graduating primary school students in Sweden choose their upper secondary school within a unique quasi-market school system. The students may choose specialized programs but must also be accepted based on grade rankings by the schools. Despite equity arguments for the school choice model, opportunities are not equally available for all students. READ MORE

7. 5. School Leaders' View on Market Forces and Decentralisation : Case Studies in a Swedish municipality and an English County

   Author : Björn Söderqvist; Holger Daun; Eva Alerby; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; catchment area; choice; competition; educational quality; educational restructuring; decentralisation; market forces; school leaders; segregation; vouchers; International education; Internationell pedagogik; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this study is to describe and analyse some of the consequences of market forces and decentralisation in the educational systems of Sweden and England.Since the 1980s, many countries have restructured their educational systems and introduced decentralisation and market forces. READ MORE